Alex Jones remains on Twitter despite raft of bans

Despite a range of technology companies having banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the far-right presenter remains on Twitter.Jones and his media organisation Infowars were banned on iTunes by Apple on Monday, shortly followed by removals on Spotify, Facebook and YouTube, all for community rules violations.However, his account and those associated with him are currently still available on Twitter and hold verified ticks, which have been accused of lending gravitas to far-right users.Infowars produces podcasts and videos featuring Jones, who is currently being sued by the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Massacre, whom he alleged were part of a hoax constructed to legitimise gun control laws.Explaining why Infowars was banned, Spotify stated: "Due to repeated violations of Spotify's prohibited content policies, The Alex Jones Show has lost access to the Spotify platform."

@RealAlexJones— UKIP (@UKIP) [url=https://twitter.com/UKIP/status/1026774279990509568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]August 7, 2018A Twitter source told Sky News that the company had not seen the same offending material which had been posted on other social media sites also posted on Twitter.They added that while Jones' account and those associated with Infowars were not currently considered to be in violation of the company's rules, Twitter would take action if this changed.More from TwitterTwitter turns to Oxford experimental psychologists over hate speech

Unlike other social media platforms, Twitter has stressed being an "open platform" and promoting "healthy conversations", said the source at the company - who could not comment officially.They said that the replies to Infowars' tweets showed people offering counter-narratives to its conspiracy theories and contributing positively to public discourse.news.sky.com

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